Faucet



R. E. HAINES.

FAUCET.

APPLICATION FILED APR-22. I920.

Patented May 17, 1921.

UNITED. STATES" ROBERT E. HAINES, on NEW BRITAIN, connncrron'r, ASSIGNOR 'ro LANZDERS, FRARY" PTENT OFFICE.

' & CLARK, OF NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

Specification of Letters Patent;

Application filed April 22, 1920. Serial No. 375,846.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I ROBERT E. HAINES, a citizen of the United states, residing at New Britain, county of Hartford, State of Connecticut, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Faucets, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to improvements 1n faucets and has for its object to produce a separable faucet for washing machine tubs and the like in which the seat is formed integral with the portion connected to the tub so that there shall be no joint between the seat and that portion that is liable to leak. It further has for its object to provide a faucet in which the parts projecting beyond the seat are properly alined and removable so as not to leave an objectionable projection which will require a shipping container substantially larger than would be necessary if there were no faucet outlet.

The following is a description of my invention, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 shows a plan view of a section of a tub to which a faucet embodying my invention is attached;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same partly in section; and,

Fig, 3 is a front view of the portion of the faucet which is connected to the tub.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 is the lower part of a sheet metal tub of a washing machine or the like. 2 is the base portion of the faucet having a right angle turn and carrying at its upper end a flange 3 which is riveted and soldered to the bottom of the tub. 4 is a valve seat formed integral with the parts 2 and 3 so that there is no joint between the parts 3 and 4 which is liable to leak. This seat has a vertical face. Preferably it extends through the sheet metal 5 which forms part of the casing of the washing machine. 6 is a flange, preferably integral with the part 2,.having lateral projections provided with tapped holes for securing screws. 7 is a tubular plug sleeve provided with a flange 8 integral therewith and secured to the flange 6 by screws 99 passing through holes in one flange and entering holes in the other. .It makes a close sliding fit with the outer wall of the seat 4;. 10 is adownwardly extending spout on the sleeve 7. 11 is a screwthreaded plugwith the ordinary washer 12 which is adapted to engage theseat 4. The

Patented May 17-, 1 921.

Screw-threads on the plug engage internal screw-threads on the outer end of the sleeve.

at l3. -14: is a butterfly on the end of the plug. The spout is screw-threaded at 15 so that a hose can be attached thereto.

In assembly, the base and sleeve, the

flanges 6 and 8 "and the screws 9 result in alining the sleeve so that the spout will be in a vertical plane. The screws 9 clamp the flanges to the sheet 5 so as to, form a close contact therewith, which, with the close fit of the sleeve portion 7 with the lateral wall of the seat 4:, forms a tight joint. There is no substantial hydraulic pressure at this point and consequently no danger of leaking.

In shipping the machine the sleeve 7 with the plug 11 are removed from the base so that there is' no such projection which will require any substantial enlargement of the.

packing container over what would be necesf sary if the tub had no faucet.

As will be evident to those skilled in the I art, my invention permits of various modifications without departing from the spirit thereof or the scope of the appended claims.

\Vhat I claim is:

1. In a faucet, a base member having a flange and a valve seat whose face is spaced away from said flange, in combination with a tubular spout member having a flange and carrying a screw-plug adapted to engage said face, said flanges having alining openings,

one ofsaid members enterin the othermember wlth a sliding fit, and means in said openings for securing said flangestogether in definte relation to one another.

2. In a faucet, a base member having a stantially right-angled base having a portion adapted to be connected to a horizontal bottom, a valve seat integral with said portion and having a substantially vertical face, a tubular member connected to said base and having a spout and a screw-plug co-acting with said face;

4:. In a faucet, the combination of a substantially right-angled base having a portion adapted to be connected to a horizontal bottom and a projecting valve seat integral ing With said face and surrounding said seat with a sliding fit, and means for clamping said tubular member to said base.

ROBERT E. HAINES. 

